The Cure to Autism

This is a bit of satire. This is how I think of a cure to autism, as being murder. To me, a cure would be to remove an autistic person's brain, and replace it with a different brain.

Even the best of us has a temper, and this is a part of mine.

This is a response to EVERY and ANY claim to CURING or HEALING autism spectrum disorders EVER MADE.

ASD is neurological and genetic. Meaning, it's the way the brain works, and pretty much the way your family's brains work, with varying differences. It's a difference, not a disease. You don't cure or heal diversity. To try and do so is to commit a murder upon human diversity and innovation.

And sometimes it takes a little shock to prove my point. Human diversity and difference is beautiful. Let's accept, include, accommodate and delight in all people.

Song is "Tak 3" by Plaid.

NOTICE: Comments are set to requiring approval so that I may sleep and function without obsession. All comments relevant to discussion will be approved.


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thanks!

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[TheAutismLeadership]

It's when you only let so many replies go through and the ones you don't when they have all been on topic. If you are a student then you are self-integrated much more then those a cure would be for. Also not many interpret a cure as abortion and find sensibility about the topic easier to come by. Students trying to evade human rights by saying I want to kill myself and other times they just say the likes of me want pity. Seems like noble peace price winners in the making. As if it's canned meat.

[zikasilver1]

@TheAutismLeadership 1) you've been off topic. I've told you numerous times, and you've failed to contain yourself. 2) you make a lot of inaccurate & uninformed generalizations and assumptions that have no basis, nor do you have the experience to make said judgments about me. 3) you've used circular logic and augments, showing no advancement in the discussion.

[zikasilver1]

@TheAutismLeadership I've been more than patient with you for far. However, no more of your comments of this sort will be approved, and I will ban you should you persist.

[Simbaholic]

Haha, that's great! I would have said something like, "Fill it with superficiality and empty words that mean and accomplish nothing."

[MsPhoenix42]

@gunmoon2 Oh I promise you I will not go down without a good fight! It will not be easy for them to try to bring me down!

Thank you:)

[zikasilver1]

@TheAutismLeadership the approval system is quite reasonable when you realize that I'm a student and like to be on top of heated discussions. Therefore, the only objection you really have is that I don't let you spam the comments with off-topic issues, repetitive comments and insults, which is totally my right as owner of this video, same as if this was my blog. If you have a problem with the approval-waiting system, go complain to YouTube. Otherwise you're just pissed I called out your flaws

[TheAutismLeadership]

@zikasilver1 It seems like we will have fun in some political bantering. In none of my videos do I sensor the replies automatically. If you want to shape the debate so you win in your own authored social sphere go for it but in other spheres that do not control free speech it tends to evolve to better understanding.

[zikasilver1]

@TheAutismLeadership okay no, this is too funny.  Did you just accuse me of political manipulation/agenda? On YOUTUBE????? on a video that's over 2 years old?

Because really, this is the perfect forum for a Canadian to be politically manipulating an American, eh?

[zikasilver1]

@TheAutismLeadership I'm repeating myself here, since apparently you are to: "As for sensory overload, please go look at scientific studies. I know people with Sensory Processing Disorder, and there's no cure for it. Only self-managing, accommodations and supports."

[zikasilver1]

@TheAutismLeadership considering how you've stated that your "cure" is aid in accommodation and supports, I still find that you're using the word cure wrong.

As for sensory overload, please go look at scientific studies. I know people with Sensory Processing Disorder, and there's no cure for it. Only self-managing, accommodations and supports.